Wow, that's kind of harsh. I thought it took a lot of balls to be a broke 27 year old freshman, but that's just me.
It was around mid April 2001, I was an Inside Sales Rep for Greenfield Industries, a steel cutting tool company, (we manufactured Taps, Dies, Endmills & Carbide Rounds Tools) some of my accounts were Caterpillar and Nissan to give you an idea.
I worked very hard and locked some big companies in the 2 years I was there a part of the team. In 2001, I was awarded with the "Sales Leader of The Year" Award, the top prize in our company, as far as Sales goes.
So in April, I applied for an Outside Sales position, I was turned down, and a big reason was not having a degree, which was required to apply for the position. At that point, I gave my 2 weeks notice and decided to use my Army G.I.Bill and go to college.
I began College in May of 2001 and graduated December 2004. I worked my ass off to get my degree in a short period of time! It was tough adjusting, especially being a little older and kind of stubborn in my daily routines, but I stuck it out, and even made the Deans List a couple times. Graduating with Bachelor's in Marketing.
*There is no greater feeling than being a 30 year old senior, especially study groups on Sunday nights 
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